Thanks to Design Academy Eindhoven grad & designer Laura Boffi for introducing her eco-friendly curtain/air-conditioning unit called Fresco di Lana, made of wool felt moistened by the pumping of water from ceramic tanks to create a cooling effect. By placing the the curtain in front of open windows on hot days, heat passing through the wet honeycomb felt structure would cool as it enters the room. The curtain also acts as a vertical green screen for growing plants. Another ‘green’ bonus is the use of pure wool from the native sheep in Sardinia for the felt structures. Cool!
The curtain/air-conditioner/green wall = triple cool!
functional diagram of the pump and the curtain
the honeycomb structure
Diagram showing the curtain assembly
You can check up Laura’s design activities on her blog
